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(Mark Reichow) wrote:

Also read Gordon West's excellent primer on radio gound planes for
boats. It comes packed with the West Marine 2" copper foil gound kit,
which by the way comes in 25' AND 50' lengths. (That may say
something about the length of gound leads right there.) He points out
that the tuner is mounted next to the antenna on the flybridge of
power boats, and at the base of the antenna (backstay) of sailboats.

If only "Old Gordie" would go out and do some realtime RF Radiation
Studies on what he espouses in his writings. The antenna needs to be
as close to the RF Ground as practicable. The closer the better.
Also remember "Old Gordie" SELLS that Copper Strap to you along with his
book.

Bruce in alaska
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"SGC couldn't design their way out of a "Wet Paper Bag" and they
didn't do any of the "Original Design Work" on any of the Autotuner
Products. ANY THAT IS A FACT!"

Ok Bruce, I get it. No need to bust a blood vessel over this. The
SGC radios are known far and wide as being junk. The SGC tuners
however, DO have a good rep, no matter who designed them. But for the
sake of your argument, we'll dismiss SGC as a player in the
coupler/tuner market. Here's ICOM's position on mounting automatic
antenna tuners on sail and powerboats.
http://www.icomamerica.com/downloads...ook/chptr7.pdf
Have a nice day. Mark

In article ,
(Mark Reichow) wrote:

"SGC couldn't design their way out of a "Wet Paper Bag" and they
didn't do any of the "Original Design Work" on any of the Autotuner
Products. ANY THAT IS A FACT!"

Ok Bruce, I get it. No need to bust a blood vessel over this. The
SGC radios are known far and wide as being junk. The SGC tuners
however, DO have a good rep, no matter who designed them. But for the
sake of your argument, we'll dismiss SGC as a player in the
coupler/tuner market. Here's ICOM's position on mounting automatic
antenna tuners on sail and powerboats.
http://www.icomamerica.com/downloads...ook/chptr7.pdf
Have a nice day. Mark

Just beacuse you read it in print from an OEM still doesn't
make it TRUTH. The guy who wrote that stuff, obviously never
had to install a system and do Proof of Performance Tests.
It's the RF Ground that is the MOST important part of any
Marine Radio Installation! Anything conductive will radiate
RF into the ether. The Best Antenna in the world will not
compensate for a POOR Rf Ground. The WORST Antenna in the world
will communicate, if it is working against a GREAT Rf Ground.

I have always believed that an Engineer should be allowed to
design anything, untill he/she has had five years experience as a
Field Service Tech in the same in Industry. This why we get
cars that you have to pull the engine to change sparkplugs,
and just plain Dumb Designs. I guess it also should be true
in the Documentation Writing Business as well.

Bruce in alaska
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